Ken Alexander and I spent a lot of time together in a variety of prisons
August 19, 2008
Yup, I've been in prison and it was Ken Alexander's fault.
Over a period of 15 years, I was in and out of Michigan's prison system, the last place I ever thought I'd spend time.
Today at a conference at the St. Francis Retreat Center in Dewitt, MI, I had a chance to introduce Ken who gave his testimony to more than 50 clergy and lay activists who gathered to hear about ministering to prisoners and their families.
I first met Ken in 1971 when he caught the attention of police in his Detroit-area community for his high school miscues. Our paths next crossed in 1986 at a Bible study in another part of the state.
Between our first and second meetings, he spent half a decade in prison. Inside prison, he changed. In 1988, we started a journey of prison ministry where he shared his story and we shared the story and the grace of Jesus Christ. I took this video of his testimony today with my Flip video camera:
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